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2020 Independent Candidate Possibilities.

Self-made billionaire, “Shark Tank” star and owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban won’t be attaching “2020 presidential candidate” to his name, at least for now.

“My family voted it down. ... If you can change their mind I’m all in,” a smiling Cuban said in an interview Monday with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network.

If he were to enter his name into the 2020 race, Cuban would run as an independent, he hinted earlier in May. Cuban had said that the multitude of Democratic candidates were all politicians — the “least trusted of any profession.”

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz flirted with running as an independent, but ended his exploration of a presidential bid earlier in September. Sen. Bernie Sanders identifies as an independent because he considers himself a democratic socialist, although he caucuses with Democrats in Washington and is running for the Democratic nomination.

So far, about 20 candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination, while four Republicans have launched likely ill-fated primary challenges to President Donald Trump.

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Michael Bloomberg: Was being talked about in some circles in the spring, but was quoted as saying neither he or Howard Shultz should run, because any Independent would "bleed" more votes away from the Dem nominee, thereby opening the door for a Trump reelection.

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I'm not really intending to talk about every kook out there. Just who has seriously considered, is considering, or would be a viable candidate.

OK - but I was literally adding the only other 2 Indies I've heard about this year (besides Cuban & Shultz). It's a thin crop. In previous years, an Andrew Yang or a Tom Steyer likely would have run as Independents.

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Kasich. He hasn't completely shut the door yet, and would probably be attractive to a lot of people. With state GOP parties rigging the primaries for Trump, going independent may be his only viable option.

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Kasich. He hasn't completely shut the door yet, and would probably be attractive to a lot of people. With state GOP parties rigging the primaries for Trump, going independent may be his only viable option.

He just doesn't seem like the kind of guy that could scare up the resources it would take. Obviously can't self fund.

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I think he would if he thought he had a snowball's chance. He'd have to be an epic fundraiser though. With most of his traditional fundraising base already on someone else's koolaid. No reason for him to burn any bridges though if he doesn't think he has that in him. Which I don't think he does.

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He just doesn't seem like the kind of guy that could scare up the resources it would take. Obviously can't self fund.

I don’t disagree, but it’s lame that’s even a consideration. Why should very wealthy people be the only ones who can run for president? That helped get us Trump. Bloomberg? Schultz? Cuban? Come on, what are those guys’ qualifications other than the fact that they’re rich? What do they know about foreign policy, or how to fix problems like health care, immigration, and climate change? Guys like Kasich and Weld were successful Republican governors by all accounts of purple or even blue states, and yet likely wouldn’t have a real shot as an independent just because they don’t have enough money. It’s a flaw of the system that somebody like Schultz or Bloomberg could waltz in at the 11th hour without having to face any primaries just because they’re billionaires with plenty of money to burn. K, rant over.

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I don’t disagree, but it’s lame that’s even a consideration. Why should very wealthy people be the only ones who can run for president? That helped get us Trump. Bloomberg? Schultz? Cuban? Come on, what are those guys’ qualifications other than the fact that they’re rich? What do they know about foreign policy, or how to fix problems like health care, immigration, and climate change? Guys like Kasich and Weld were successful Republican governors by all accounts of purple or even blue states, and yet likely wouldn’t have a real shot as an independent just because they don’t have enough money. It’s a flaw of the system that somebody like Schultz or Bloomberg could waltz in at the 11th hour without having to face any primaries just because they’re billionaires with plenty of money to burn. K, rant over.

I don't think Trump actually had the liquid capital to make a credible run. His celebrity was far more important than his money. And there's virtually nothing you can do about that.

The best that you can hope for is a guy that understands how our world and its politics work. The idea that we simply find someone smart enough to 'solve' things like health care is anethema to me and most conservatives. What they need to evaluate is what's broken in market mechanisms. Not design a new health care system anew. Doing so effectively is beyond the most intelligent person in the world. And that person could never get elected anyway.

Rich guys, at the very least, are usually fairly in tune with the political machine, and have the capital to get their message out without requiring a lot of the outside help that usually gets other politicians in trouble. It's not perfect. But has a much better shot of delivering something more functional than either of the parties look poised to deliver.

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Voters clearly aren’t happy with the major party choices they’re likely to get in the 2020 presidential election. Nearly four-out-of-10 say they’re likely to vote for a third-party candidate.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are likely to vote for someone other than President Trump or the Democratic presidential nominee in next year’s election. That includes 22% who are Very Likely to do so. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

It's time.

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3rd party has been something many people have sought after for a very long time. Filling in some random name isn't going to do anything. There needs to be a 3rd party, a LAGIT 3rd party. So stupid. It's like going into a store to buy a sofa and they only have 2 options, a mega expensive sofa (major high quality, but way over the top outrageous price) and a poorly made cheap ass sofa you know will fall apart in 6 months. Where's the middle option? A moderately priced sofa with decent quality.